Physician Assistant (PA)

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position:
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Schroeder Arthritis Institute
Reports to: Physicians
Salary Range: $51.06 to $63.82 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hrs/week
Shifts: Weekdays
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: January 21 2026

Position Summary

The Schroeder Arthritis Institute (SAI) at Toronto Western Hospital within the University Health Network (UHN) is seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant (PA) to join its dynamic and collaborative clinical team. The successful candidate will contribute to the comprehensive day-to-day management of patients across inpatient and outpatient settings working closely with staff physicians fellows residents nurse practitioners nurses and other interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality patient-centred care.

Duties

• Conducting patient interviews.
• Taking medical histories.
• Performing physical examinations.
• Ordering and interpreting tests.
• Diagnosing and treating illness.
• Performing therapeutic or diagnostic procedures providing medical orders and prescriptions
• Counselling on preventative health care.
• The PA will work with the Supervising Physician to ensure that all aspects of the care provided are clinically indicated and in keeping with best practice guidelines.
• Throughout their careers PAs also take part in quality improvement initiatives policy development education research health advocacy professional development and leadership opportunities.

Qualifications :

• At minimum a Bachelors Degree in an accredited Physician Assistant program or recognized equivalent.
• At minimum 3 years practical and related work experience; spine and/or orthopaedics and/or neurosurgical experience in acute care preferred.
• Must be a Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA) and/or a American Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C).
• Must be a current member of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA)
• Maintain certification and CCPA/PA-C designation by completing the required CPD/CME credits.
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards.
• Exercise initiative and good judgement with ability to multi-task.
• Compliance with confidentiality requirements.
• Effective organizational interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of applicable legislative UHN and/or departmental policies.
• Patient service oriented with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand.
• Effective patient service skills required.
• Excellent time management skills required.
• Excellent decision-making problem recognition and problem solving skills required.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills required.

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills
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Experience: years
Vacancy: 1